Daily Republican., 1887-08-03
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST ). Assa.
A Matter for the People,

II beaius to look - II the people
themselves would hAve to take the Con-
Convention election In hand,
without depending upon the leading
TO move In the matter. II
makes Au the difference in the world
when there Are Offices to be distributed.
In tho election for or agslnst calling .
convention, there are no ofh ,es 10 be dis
tributed, other wise there would be I'd
serusemsnts In the papers Of candidates
willing to serve the people. Chairmsn
Of County and State Committees would
be calling upon the people to arouse
and there would be general Awaking
up oil around. But there are no Off jos
70 fill and nobody oAres apparently for
the eleotion. Tickets to be headed with
the simple words, "For . Conven tion, ="
or Against . Convention" creates no
enthusiasm. The politicians who usu-
ally arouse the faithful give the election
the cold shoulder and hie themselves
of to the watering places and mountain
resorts. Clearly, II we are to have an
election worthy Of the name 1t 10 to DO
one OF the people, BY the people and for
the people. Bot what are the people
doing about Il? Simply nothing. Is
the election to be lot 60 by default. b..
cause there are no politicians to lead
the voters TO the polls? Are the people
10 under the thumb screws Of partisan
election methods that they oansot acl
Independently for once?
This matter should be looked square
ly In the face, that there may be fail
understanding Of what IL to be done 4
. Con vention 10 to be called. Oioours,
. great many people will vote at the
coming election, bat sixteen thousand
votes will be required In favor Of Con
vention? Tha. is the point that has Il
be reached II Convention is called
Those who framed our Consultation ir
their wisdom have made 1t equisit,
that = msj GRITTY OF the people must vot,
for . Convention before one can b
called, and the way to get At that ma
jority, Is 10 com pute " with the largest
vote east at the three last State cleo
tions, As there were nearly 81, 00t
votes c,s In 1882 when Governor Stock
ley was elected, the computation OF ne
cessAry votes must be made upon thai
year. There should be no diff guilty ir
resching 16, 600 vetes for Constltu tut tion
al Convention, but there will be. New
Castle County alone should poll tha
mum Der OF votes for . Constitutions
Convention, but she will not do 1t. TIL
present Off oe-holders with their follow
ers, will be against II ~ we'll rs som
prospective Off ,e-holders who are In th
line OF political fAvors. The peopl
will have this II fl 1enoe to combat 4
the approaching election. Indeed
may be said 10 be CON test between th
people and the politicians.
Do We need o new or At least 81
amended Constitution? By those VII
understand the situation this Is q ues
tion that will bear no argument. Tn
fact thA. New Castle County has onl
ten members OF the Leglslature TO be
%, 900 population, while X snt an Sut
sex combined, with population c
10000, have twenty members, Is o d
rect plea for convention. The man
New CASTLE County whe would vol
that one man In the lover oounti'
should have the same political IL II nent
that three men have In New Castle vu
unfairly puts his head In yoke ar
becomes . political vAssAl. That II
people have no right to say who shl
be their county Off GERS, ex sept
Sheriff, Coroner and Lazy Courts;
righ. to say who shAll be their ST.
officers, except for Governor and t
Legislature, are other pressing arg
ments for convention. II is high tit
also that Delaware was getting aw
from the life tenure Off 70 prinoip
Why skould not the people elect "
shall be their judges aud define t
number OF years for which they sh
Act, instead OF the Governor appoint
them for life? The need of dlstr
system for the election OF ths Lsgis
ture and the Levy Courts Is but suotl
strong argument for . Constitution
Convention. Bu. as We have area
said. the people must take this mat
in hand. 1t will not do to walt for
politicians to move, for they will l
do 1t. So they but get the offices Il
care nothing for the rights OF tie p
Pile. Will the people prove themsel'
equal to the occasiou2 Now is th
opportunity. Let them shake eff
political leaders unless they lead rig
and Themselves carry on the battle
The right
THERE ARE some classes OF PEP
who never learn anything by the bit